The in-vitro anti-rickettsial activity of macrolides

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 727-731

  Keysary, Avi ^a,b,c   Itzhaki, Avi ^a,b,c   Rubinstein, Ethan ^a,b,c   Oron, Chaya ^a,b,c   Keren, Gershon ^a,b,c  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b Asaf Harofe Medical Center   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; MINOCYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; VERO CELL;

EID: 0029841532     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/38.4.727     Document Type: Article

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